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Think beyond the consumer internet: Hack for Knowledge!

Do you dream of creating the Blippy for BriteKite, or the Gowalla for GetGlue? No? Well, maybe you’re thinking beyond better ways to sell stuff to people and wanting to try something a little bigger. You wouldn’t be alone. Universities, governmental bodies, and companies have increasingly begun to make their data available to the public and they want it to be used! All we need now is for smart developers to realize there’s as much money and considerably more fame to be had in helping people find the next cure for cancer or spotting public health issues than in spotting buy-one-get-one deals at the local store. Please join us on June 11th and 12th for Hack4Knowledge.

Changing research by opening up the world’s knowledge is what we’re all about at Mendeley, so we are proud to host Hack4Knowledge on June 11th and 12th. This two day event will feature Lightning talks + API presentations by Brainscape, Elsevier, GeoIQ, and more. Hacking runs for 28 hours straight until 2PM EDT Sunday, when you’ll have the chance to demo what you’ve built and vote for your favorite hack. Food and entertainment will be provided. The event will run concurrently in the Mendeley offices in both London and New York, with live streaming video between the two. Hack on whatever you want, but please note that entries using the Mendeley API will be eligible to win the $10001 Binary Battle and all Binary Battle entrants get free AWS credits.